UNSPSC 50586701: Non GMO aloha corn

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO chrysanthemum greens. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50586701 Non GMO aloha corn (Commodity) does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity under this code. Recent solicitations tagged with this commodity code procure fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, peppers, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, and eggs—not aloha corn specifically. School districts and state education agencies dominate the issuing bodies, with procurement spanning child nutrition programs, school breakfast and lunch services, and farm-to-school initiatives across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) soliciting line-by-line food bids with response due June 8, 2026, for USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant items under National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) issuing RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to all campuses five days weekly with proposal due May 7, 2026; and Bulloch County School District (Georgia) requesting proposals for 24 locally-grown produce items under a Farm to School program with bids due May 4, 2026. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) solicited cost-plus fixed-fee contracts for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools with proposals due March 11, 2026.

The geographic concentration spans Georgia (with recent activity from Liberty County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, and state-level procurement), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, NISD), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), and Florida (Hillsborough County). Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education managing child nutrition services; no county or city procurement offices outside education appear in the recent activity. Evaluation heavily weights price (typically 30–50%), followed by product quality, vendor qualifications, service reliability, and compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP certification, and USDA food safety standards. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, and many reserve the right to award line-item basis to multiple vendors. The mismatch between the commodity code name (aloha corn) and actual procurement suggests systematic mistagging; firms pursuing this code should verify institutional produce supply opportunities directly rather than relying on the code descriptor.